Show PARIS FASHIONS the war alio mode still continue there is a prolonged anil fierce battle going on all the time with regard to alie pronounced empire fashions between the modister modi stes and the araie ele gantes who cannot reconcile themselves to the ugly and ungraceful outdoor and indoor gowns and cloaks it is however one of two things you must empire or not wear it if you do you make yourself ugly and if you do not you are out of fashion there are some few who look fairly well in the enormous gigot sleeves and short waist among them I 1 noticed hd other day the handsome duchess da bligny alio wore a costume of peau de boie with changeable effects russet red and green which was very handsome she however has had the courage te brave alie orders of the style and the skirt was laid in deep kilts from waist to feet alie corsage was made of the same silk but the facing to the col OF PEAU DE SOIE lar and balloon of a dark belf colored green the vest and forearms were made of brocade in garnet and green over this was thrown a short cape of prune velvet it reached to the waist only and was bound with fur and lined with lilac satin for evening gowns for balls and opera the empire is not so bad with modifications and some of them are really artistic the baroness of heim is trying hard many of her friends to still further develop all that is best in the russian styles and adapt them to present taste it is a thousand pities that we have no real leader of fashion to help us anit now now cloak wrap or capo is a little uglier alian the last unless it happens to bo english and indeed I 1 fancy that we would almost be glad of the severe english style if it could do avay the empire and the hats are almost exact copies of olden days but of bonnets one should not complain they could be so much worse shoes are being made long flat and narrow to certainly more than an inch beyond alie toes and to lie flat upon the ground at alie end instead of having the graceful curl of the later styles the heels are fiat and low and in short the shoe is as ugly as it can be made it is not intended for a progressive or reform shoe but is made this way because it is T DA |